Weather-strip



UNITED. STATES Patented February 16, 1904.

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wILLiAM HENRY ETTER, or. MARIETTA, OHIOQ.

' WEATHER-STRIP.

,.S'PEGIFIGATIONiformng 'pari-of Letters Patent No. 752,390, dated February 16, 194.

' Apprendista my 4, '1903'. serial N5. 155,608. (No model.)

To all whom it htm) concern: Y

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY Er'inn, a citizen of the'United States, residing aMarietta, in the county of Washington and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Weather-Strip, of which the following isa specication. f' j The invention relates to. improvementsl in weather-strips. j

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of hinged weatherstrips and to provide Ya simpleand compara tively inexpensive one adapted `to be readily applied to a door and capablel of automatic operation to swing downward and close the space or crack at the bottom of a door when the same is shut and to swing'V upward to clear the carpet or other hoor-covering when the door is opened.

A further object of the invention is to provide a weather-strip of this character capable of ready adjustment toV enable it to tit as closely as desired against the sill or floor when the door is shut.

Another object of the invention is to enable the parts to be readily adjusted to arrange the weather-strip the desired distance above the oor when the door is opened and to enable the angle of the weather-strip to be readily changed.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the' claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit ror sacrifie-- ing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a door provided with a,

weather-strip constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the weather-strip, illustrating the position of the parts when the door is nearly closed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, the door being closed. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the spring.

The weather-strip. is provided the sameis closed and which projects beyond the lower edge of the weather-strip to provide a tight joint or connection at thejbottom of' the door -and to electually exclude air from the crack or space beneath thedoor. The lining 6 projects beyond ,the lower edge of the weather-strip suiiiciently to compensate for any irregularity of the surface of the sill or the oor, whereby a draft beneath the door y is eiectually prevented.

The leaf or plate 4, which may be tapered, as shown, or of any other ornamental conguration, is provided at the bottom with a tongue or extension which is coiled or bent around the pintle portions of the weatherstrip 1 to form the projecting eye 3. yThe said plate or leaf tits at against the face ot' .the door and is adjustably secured to the same by means of a screw 7, which extends through a slot 8 of the leaf or plate. The slot 8 is disposed vertically, 'and the weather-strip is adapted to be raised and lowered to secure the desired frictional engagement. This adjustment also obviates the necessity of boring a large number of perforations in the door and disguring the same.

The weather-strip is normally held elevated when the door is opened by means of aspring 9, disposed horizontally and provided witha vertical shank or stem l0. The spring is bowed, its central portion fitting against the door and its ends engaging the weather-strip at the inner face thereof. The shank or stem is vprovided with a slot l1, through which passes the fastening device of the adjacent leaf or plate. The spring is attened or straightened when the weather-strip is swung downward against the door, and there is no liability of subjecting it to too great a strain by this operation. The angle or inclination of the weather-strip may be readily changed *by adjusting the spring vertically and varying the distance between the same and the' hinged Y edge of the weather-strip.

' 13 of the door frame or casing 14:, whereby the weather-strip will be swung downward against the floor or sill when the door is closed. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device of the .class described comprising a strip, means for hinging the same to a door, and a spring interposed between the door and the strip to support the flatter in an elevated position when the former is open, said spring being adjustable to vary the angle or inclination of the weather-strip, substantially as described. y

2. A device of the class described comprisingv a hinged weather-strip and means for yieldably engaging the stripl to support the same at an elevated position when a door is open,"said means being adjustable to vary the angle or inclination of the strip, substantially as described.

3. A device ofthe class described comprising a strip, a leafor plate hinged to the strip, 40

a spring engaging the strip and provided with a shank or stem arranged adjacent to the leaf or plate, and means for securing the leaf or plate and the spring to a door and for adjusting them either simultaneously or independently, substantially as described.

4:. A device of the class described comprising a strip, aleaf or plate hinged t0 the strip and provided with a slot, a curved spring engaging the strip and provided with a shank or stem having a slot registering with that of the leaf or plate, and a fastening device for securing the leaf or plate and the spring to a door, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY ETTER.

Witnesses:

J. W. ATHRY, WALTER KIRBY. 

